Your Internet Access Control Solution

With the fast evolution of the IT industry, all applications, services and devices are being connected through the Internet with new technologies, such as BYOD, IoT (Internet of Things), Cloud and so on. This will bring many business advantages including greater convenience and productivity, however with tremendous power also comes great responsibility in handling network security. As the leading vendor of Network Management, Sangfor IAM has been listed in the SWG Gartner Magic Quadrant for 6 consecutive years.

Sangfor IAM is a superior internet access control solution, which consists of professional internet bandwidth management, application control, URL filter, traffic control, information control, illegal hotspot/proxy control, behaviour analysis, wireless network management and many more features. This solution can truly help you achieve Unified Internet Behaviour Management of all clients in the entire network.

Complaints about slow web-access? Unable to effectively manage billing internet data, time or usage? Difficulty controlling P2P traffic? Trouble with application control? Failing to ensure an overall internet access control solution? We have the answer to all of your problems! Sangfor IAM is your best solution. Sangfor IAM is mainly used as an Internet Behaviour Management device deployed in the Internet gateway. It can support a 10 Gbps environment, provide unified wired and wireless networks. This internet access control solution can be used throughout various scenarios to secure and maximize your network. Use Sangfor IAM for the following scenario solutions: improve work productivity, unified internet behaviour management solution for wired & wireless networks, a smart billing solution, intelligent internet bandwidth management, assure an advanced network quality with zero complaints about the speed of web-access, achieve legal compliance and much more.

Product Advantages

Simple & Intuitive Reporting

SANGFOR IAM is built with an Advanced Report Center, which supports various
customized reports based on traffic statistics, queries, ranking, times and
behavior of users & user groups, helping enterprises analyze the root causes of
all network issues. IAM Advanced Report Center records, audits and counts all network behavior of intranet users in graphical reports. With reports,
curves and statistics, IT managers are provided with all the detailed
information they need to know about their network, including Internet access
activity, bandwidth consumption and viewed content. Reports are
self-generated by the device and automatically & regularly sent to an appointed
e-mail address to effectively assist with network design and security and
optimize the usage of the bandwidth.

Intelligent and Accurate Traffic Management

Thanks to three unique major traffic management technologies, Sangfor IAM can improve bandwidth utilization by more than 30%. Its dynamic traffic
control function can dynamically adjust the traffic control policy and
intelligently allocate idle bandwidth resources. Its Intelligent Flow Control
function can also precisely control both uplink and downlink P2P traffics. In addition, it can customize traffic "packages" for different users,
allocating specific traffic quotas and limit the bandwidth for users whom have
excessed it.

Complete and Effective Data Recording

As the industry leading technology of Information Management, Sangfor IAM
can identify outgoing information in the network and supports outgoing behavior
control on forums, emails, instant messengers, network drives & other
applications, including SSL encrypted emails, to prevent leakage of core
information and provide log traceability for network sensitive incidents. Its
high-performance external data center can store massive logs so that our
customers can look up for the information whenever they need.

Precise and Accurate Application Control

Sangfor IAM manages and controls network applications more comprehensively,
accurately and conveniently. It has the largest application signature database
in Asia, which can identify 2,900 network applications, over 900 mobile
applications and is updated every 2 weeks. It can also precisely control
applications according to their specific functions, such as distinguishing
upload, download and other actions in the network. Finally, its bulk
management mode for large enterprises greatly improves the management
efficiency.

Unified Management of all Clients in the Entire Network

Sangfor IAM can effectively control both Wired and Wireless networks,
achieving Unified Management of all clients in the entire network. With intuitive and
flexible authentication methods, it can fully guarantee the security of access
control, which supports a variety of traditional authentication methods such as
username/password & IP/MAC binding, as well as value-added marketing
authentication methods (QR code, SMS, WeChat, App, Alipay, etc.). It can
also control permissions based on user, application, location and client types.
With its built-in wireless controller function, it can manage Sangfor APs
directly, building a faster and more cost-effective wireless network.

Value-Added Services

Authentication via SMS, Portal, Social Media and QR
CodeWith Sangfor IAM you can authenticate your guests via SMS,
Portal, Social Media and QR code. You can create a QR code to allow your
visitors to connect to the Wi-Fi by simply opening and scanning any QR code software. With this type of authentication there is no need to constantly change your Wi-Fi
password and QR codes can be generated, tailored to each specific visitor group.

Sangfor Billing System for Internet UsageSangfor IAM records the internet usage and time spent on the network,
ensuring an accurate calculation of the cost to charge the user. Sangfor
Billing System can be installed on any commodity server and is seamlessly
integrated with Sangfor IAM. This can generate a new source of revenue used to
operate & maintain the network and avoid bandwidth abuse.

Scenario Solutions

Improving Work Productivity

Without Sangfor IAM the office environment is comparable to an internet cafe where users and staff can freely access video, stocking websites and entertainment websites. IT administrators are hard-pressed to identify exactly what browsing is consuming excess bandwidth, preventing effective control over user browsing behavior.

Sangfor IAM can identify and control non-work related applications in the network, allocating all available bandwidth for key business needs and improving work efficiency and productivity. Numerous professional traffic management features allow IAM to rationally allocate bandwidth resources, in turn, maximizing bandwidth usage. For organizations with branches, it provides as unified management platform and supports 3G link backup, making network management more efficient and reliable.

Sangfor IAM offers a unified authentication solution, which can manage both the wired and wireless connected user within a single IAM platform. IAM also offers the switch based user access control capability to help control LAN user access.

IAM has integrated with WLAN vendors like Cisco, Aruba and Ruckus to allow the Unified Authentication Center to drastically simplify the process of network integration and management.

Business Intelligence

As the network grows, it generates increasing amounts of data leaving customers wondering, “how can we turn big data into big value?” Based on the data generated by IAM, Sangfor BI platform can provide this value added. For example, in the education field, modelling analytics can help identify internet addicted students or malicious downloading of e-academic materials.

Corporations and businesses can use this platform to identify inter-office internet abuse including low-performing employees using bandwidth for personal and entertainment purposes or even to help identify employees at risk of resigning.

With the comprehensive IAM BI system customers can turn big data into bigger value.

Legal Compliance

As illegal use of network incidents are common, more and more countries and regions are developing and enforcing laws responsible for governing user internet access behavior.

IAM offers audit solutions to track and record all user internet access logs. With the internal application database, IAM can log the most comprehensive user behavior including file upload, BBS posting, email, browser history and applications accessed.

This audit solution will assist in customer compliance with local legal regulations and serve as a valuable investigative resource in the event of illegal network usage incidents.